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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Settlement of claims arising from employment contracts.

Article L625-6

…t of claims filed at the court registry. Any interested party, with the exception of those referred to in articles L. 625-1, L. 625-3 and L. 625-4, may lodge a claim or a third party objection under t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63-4

…ed under the conditions provided for in Article 63-3-1 may communicate with the person in police custody under conditions that guarantee the confidentiality of the interview. The duration of the inter…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation, extension or conversion

Article R2321-6

Only applicants meeting the following conditions may be approved as directors of children's homes for the disabled: 1° Have a general education at least equivalent to the "brevet des collèges"; 2° Hav…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Professional inadequacy

Article R6156-69

When the national status committee is called upon to give an opinion on the professional inadequacy of a practitioner under the conditions set out in article R. 6152-80 or R. 6152-255, it sits with th…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-65

In order to implement an employee's entitlement to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-60, a company collective agreement or agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or agreement shall dete…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rights and guarantees for disabled workers.

Article L5213-6-1

In any company employing at least two hundred and fifty employees, a referent is appointed to guide, inform and support people with disabilities. For the purposes of this article, the number of employ…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Aggressive commercial practices

Article L121-6

…sult of repeated and insistent solicitations or the use of physical or moral coercion, and taking into account the surrounding circumstances:1° It significantly alters or is likely to alter a consumer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-60

If, during the period provided for in article R. 4381-59, the successor(ies) decide(s) to transfer their author's shares to a third party outside the company, this will be done in accordance with the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-62

…n Article R. 4381-59, the rightful claimants of the deceased member have not exercised their option to transfer their shareholder's shares and if no prior consent to the preferential allotment has bee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sales and transfers of shares

Article R4381-61

Any application by one or more heirs of a deceased member for the preferential allocation to them of the shares of the deceased member shall be notified to the company and to each of the members in on…

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